diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/dir-600-a1/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/dir-600-a1/network
index 572cd3a33..2108d3ae8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/dir-600-a1/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/dir-600-a1/network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config interface loopback
 
 config interface eth
 	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	none
 
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	'lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4'
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/rb-750/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/rb-750/network
index 572cd3a33..2108d3ae8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/rb-750/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/rb-750/network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config interface loopback
 
 config interface eth
 	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	none
 
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	'lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4'
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr741nd/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr741nd/network
index 572cd3a33..2108d3ae8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr741nd/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr741nd/network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config interface loopback
 
 config interface eth
 	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	none
 
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	'lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4'
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr841n-v1/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr841n-v1/network
index 80fea51d3..780fdb764 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr841n-v1/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr841n-v1/network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config interface loopback
 
 config interface mac0
 	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	none
 
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	"lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4"
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr941nd/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr941nd/network
index 65f6c3fc6..cb741fbea 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr941nd/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr941nd/network
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config interface loopback
 
 config interface eth
 	option ifname	eth0
+	option proto	none
 
 config interface lan
 	option ifname	"lan1 lan2 lan3 lan4"